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Dtsch Arztebl Int 2018; 115(14): 243-8; DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0243 E-Cigarettes and the Use of Conventional Cigarettes A cohort study in 10th grade students in Germany Background: In 2015, 12.1% of 12– to 17-year-olds in Germany had reportedly already tried e-cigarette smoking at least once. We carried out a study of the “gateway” hypothesis, according to which the use of e-cigarettes can motivate adolescents to start smoking conventional cigarettes. Methods: During the 2015/2016 school year, 2186 tenth-graders in the German states of…

Cochrane Mai 2018 Nicotine replacement therapy versus control for smoking cessation Objektives To determine the effectiveness and safety of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), including gum, transdermal patch, intranasal spray and inhaled and oral preparations, for achieving long-term smoking cessation, compared to placebo or ’no NRT’ interventions. Selection criteria Randomized trials in people motivated to quit which compared NRT to placebo or to no treatment. We excluded trials that did not report cessation rates, and those with follow-up of less than…